#488285

Color #488285

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.54 Nearest Tailwind class teal-700 #00786f · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#488285

RGB

rgb(72, 130, 133)

HSL

hsl(183, 29.8%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183, 45.9%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.9%, 2.3%, 0%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(50.73, -18.1, -7.54)

LCH

lch(50.73, 19.61, 202.62)

OKLCH

oklch(56.8%, 0.061, 199.95)

HWB

hwb(183, 28.2%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#854b48

Analogous

#48856a

#488285

#486385

Triadic

#488285

#854882

#828548

Split-complementary

#488285

#854863

#856a48

Tetradic

#488285

#4b4885

#854b48

#828548

Square

#488285

#6a4885

#854b48

#638548

Shades

Color #488285 mixed toward black.

#3c6c6f

#305759

#244143

#182b2c

#0c1616

Tints

Color #488285 mixed toward white.

#5aa2a6

#7bb5b8

#9cc7c9

#bddadb

#deeced

Tones

Color #488285 mixed toward gray.

#4d7d80

#52797b

#577476

#5c7071

#616b6c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#666784 · ΔE 24.1

Deuteranopia

#635e84 · ΔE 27.2

Tritanopia

#4c8484 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 17.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #488285;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#488285]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#488285 (#488285) is rgb(72, 130, 133) in RGB.

No, #488285 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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